Reproach

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone). See Synonyms at admonish.
  • v. To bring shame upon; disgrace.
  • n. Blame; rebuke.
  • n. One that causes rebuke or blame.
  • n. Disgrace; shame.
  • idiom. beyond reproach So good as to preclude any possibility of criticism.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
  • n. Disgrace or shame.
  • v. To criticize or rebuke someone.
  • v. To disgrace, or bring shame upon someone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace.
  • v. To attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid.
  • n. The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections.
  • n. A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace.
  • n. An object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To charge with a fault; censure with severity; upbraid: now usually with a personal object.
  • To disgrace.
  • Synonyms Reprove, Rebuke, etc. (see censure); revile, vilify, accuse.
  • n. The act of reproaching; a severe expression of censure or blame.
  • n. An occasion of blame or censure, shame, infamy, or disgrace; also, the state of being subject to blame or censure; a state of disgrace.
  • n. An object of contempt, scorn, or derision.
  • n. Synonyms Monition, Reprehension, etc. (see admonition), blame, reviling, abuse, invective, vilification, upbraiding.
  • n. Disrepute, discredit, dishonor, scandal, contumely.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. disgrace or shame
  • n. a mild rebuke or criticism
  • v. express criticism towards
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shame    disgrace    ignominy    accuse    impeach    incriminate    criminate   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    vilify    revile    upbraid    chide    censure    rebuke    condemn    blame    discredit    vilification   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Roach    approach    broach    brooch    caroche    coach    encroach    poach    roach    roche   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scorn    ridicule    indignation    shame    regret    accusation    anguish    censure    pity    reproof